what is the mistake in the following sentence and how would you explain it?
"Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight."
"Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
2007-01-20 01:34:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Is john ill, he's lost a lot of weight, isn't he?"
"Yes he is, rather slender these days."
2007-01-20 02:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by bero575 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Well to start with I count 3 sentences!
but I think the main error you imply would be the first , after yes. It shouldn't be there. It could be replaced by a . then start with Capital letter on He and remove the last ,
2007-01-20 01:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Martin14th 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The problem lies with the use of "slender", which is a positive adjective used to answer a negative description. "Gaunt" would be a better collocation. I.e. a negative adjective used to confirm a negative description.
2007-01-20 03:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by haardvarx 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The whole thing is correct. I can't see anything wrong.
bero575 above is definitely not an English teacher!! I have deleted his/her ridiculous answer.
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2007-01-20 22:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The use of the word 'slender' in this context is inappropriate. 'Thin' would normally be used to indicate illness
2007-01-20 02:06:46 · answer #5 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Sure babe, that's easy.
"He's lost a lot of weight".
"He's" - This is an abbreviation for "He is". The sentence therefore makes no sense. In full it would be, "He is lost a lot of weight" !!!
Cheers
2007-01-20 01:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Minx 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
4 consecutive questions in one sentence without pause .
2007-01-20 01:40:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The quotation marks are missing on the first line after the question mark is that what you meant?
2007-01-20 01:39:03 · answer #8 · answered by snikleback 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You could replace the question mark (?) with a semicolon (;)
2007-01-20 01:40:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is nothing wrong with it :)
2007-01-20 05:22:38 · answer #10 · answered by mlissers 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋